(19)
(11) EP 2 455 687 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21

(21) Application number: 11189705.4

(22) Date of filing: 18.11.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 39/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 19.11.2010 KR 20100115643

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIM, Juhyok
    641-110 Gyeongnam (KR)
  • KIM, Hongseong
    641-110 Gyeongnam (KR)
  • LEE, Hanchoon
    641-110 Gyeongnam (KR)
  • LEE, Sangyeul
    641-110 Gyeongnam (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Outdoor heat exchanger and heat pump having the same


(57) A heat pump is provided. The heat pump may include an outdoor heat exchanger that performs a heat exchange operation between refrigerant and outdoor air. The outdoor heat exchanger may include a refrigerant tube that guides refrigerant therethrough, and one or more fins coupled to the refrigerant tube. One face of each of the fins may be coated with a water repellent coating material and another face thereof may be coated with a hydrophilic coating material. An area coated with the water repellent coating material may be greater than an area coated with the hydrophilic coating material.







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